Source
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 73; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1066(c), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2506; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XI, § 1113, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 462; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 552(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3256.)
Historical and Revision Notes
| Revised section |
Source (U.S. Code) |
Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 920(a) |
| 920(b) |
| 920(c) | 50:714(a). |
| 50:714(b). |
| 50:714(c). | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 120), 64 Stat. 140. |
In subsection (c), the words “either of” are inserted for clarity.
Amendments
2006—
Pub. L. 109–163 amended section generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (t) relating to rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct for subsecs. (a) to (d) relating to rape and carnal knowledge.
1996—Subsec. (b).
Pub. L. 104–106, § 1113(a), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who, under circumstances not amounting to rape, commits an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife who has not attained the age of sixteen years, is guilty of carnal knowledge and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”
Subsec. (d).
Pub. L. 104–106, § 1113(b), added subsec. (d).
1992—Subsec. (a).
Pub. L. 102–484 struck out “with a female not his wife” after “intercourse” and “her” after “without”.
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 552(c), Jan. 6, 2006,
119 Stat. 3263, provided that: “Section
920 of title
10, United States Code (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to offenses committed on or after the effective date specified in subsection (f) [see note below].”
Amendment by
Pub. L. 109–163 effective on Oct. 1, 2007, see section 552(f) of
Pub. L. 109–163, set out as a note under section
843 of this title.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 102–484 effective Oct. 23, 1992, and applicable with respect to offenses committed on or after that date, see section 1067 of
Pub. L. 102–484, set out as a note under section
803 of this title.
Interim Maximum Punishments
Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 552(b), Jan. 6, 2006,
119 Stat. 3263, provided that: “Until the President otherwise provides pursuant to section
856 of title
10, United States Code (article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense under section 920 of such title (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by subsection (a), may not exceed the following limits:
“(1) Subsections (a) and (b).—For an offense under subsection (a) (rape) or subsection (b) (rape of a child), death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
“(2) Subsection (c).—For an offense under subsection (c) (aggravated sexual assault), dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 30 years.
“(3) Subsections (d) and (e).—For an offense under subsection (d) (aggravated sexual assault of a child) or subsection (e) (aggravated sexual contact), dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 20 years.
“(4) Subsections (f) and (g).—For an offense under subsection (f) (aggravated sexual abuse of a child) or subsection (g) (aggravated sexual contact with a child), dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 15 years.
“(5) Subsections (h) through (j).—For an offense under subsection (h) (abusive sexual contact), subsection (i) (abusive sexual contact with a child), or subsection (j) (indecent liberty with a child), dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 7 years.
“(6) Subsections (k) and (l).—For an offense under subsection (k) (indecent act) or subsection (l) (forcible pandering), dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 5 years.
“(7) Subsections (m) and (n).—For an offense under subsection (m) (wrongful sexual contact) or subsection (n) (indecent exposure), dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for one year.”